Russian Officials Rush to Blame Ukraine, U.S. for Concert Massacre

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev was quick to point a finger at Ukraine in the hours after the deadly shooting on a concert hall in Moscow Friday left.

“If they establish that these are terrorists of the Kyiv regime, they must all be found and mercilessly destroyed. Including officials of the state that committed such atrocity,” the former Russian president said of the attack, which left at least 60 people dead, according to the Russian Investigative Committee.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, although it hasn’t provided evidence. Ukraine has denied any involvement, with Mykhailo Podolyak—an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—stating in an X post that “Ukraine has never resorted to the use of terrorist methods.”

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